A survey on congestion control for mobile ad hoc networks: Research Articles

  • Authors:
  • Christian Lochert;Björn Scheuermann;Martin Mauve

  • Affiliations:
  • Computer Science Department, University of Düsseldorf, Universitötsstr. 1, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany;Computer Science Department, University of Düsseldorf, Universitötsstr. 1, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany;Computer Science Department, University of Düsseldorf, Universitötsstr. 1, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany

  • Venue:
  • Wireless Communications & Mobile Computing
  • Year:
  • 2007

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Abstract

Congestion control is a key problem in mobile ad hoc networks. The standard congestion control mechanism of the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) is not able to handle the special properties of a shared wireless multi-hop channel well. In particular, the frequent changes of the network topology and the shared nature of the wireless channel pose significant challenges. Many approaches have been proposed to overcome these difficulties. In this paper, we give an overview over existing proposals, explain their key ideas and show their interrelations. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.